Supreme Court Sound Bites

Sound Bite: Facts of the case. This was an indictment for conspiracy under the sixth section of the act of May 30, 1870, known as the Enforcement Act, and consisted of thirty-two counts. The first count was for banding together, with intent "unlawfully and feloniously to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate" two citizens of the[...]

Sound Bite: The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution. The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no[...]

Sound Bite: The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, and from denying to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process[...]

Sound Bite: The right of the people peaceably to assemble for lawful purposes, with the obligation on the part of the States to afford it protection, existed long-before the adoption of the Constitution. The right of the people peaceably to assemble for lawful purposes, with the obligation on the part of the States to afford[...]

Sound Bite: In criminal cases prosecuted under the laws of the United States, the accused has the constitutional right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation. In criminal cases prosecuted under the laws of the United States, the accused has the constitutional right "to be informed of the nature and cause[...]